Chapter 61: Amusement.
Vivian led the family around the park, and they were given a VIP treatment. They rode the rides that were meant for Lily, as she was still not very tall so they could only ride some simple rides, but Lily enjoyed every moment.
Her giggles kept the two adults alert and excited. After they finished one round of the trip, Vivian led them to take a small break in a rabbit farm, where Lily sat in Leo’s lap and leaned on his chest.
The young man massaged Lily’s legs and arms worried if the little one got tired. After a few minutes, Lily said, "Bliss!!" as she sighed.
Snow smiled at her antics and asked Vivian, "What is the plan now? We have already finished the kid’s section, right?"
Vivian nodded and replied, "Yes, ma’am, we have finished the majority of the kid’s section, and now only a couple of them are left but Young Miss Lily already refused to go on them alone.
If you want we can go to the animal park, or perhaps catch some lunch in the Wonder Food Court. If you wish to go on rides, then you can definitely try the haunted house or the escape room."
Lily asked with her eyes closed, "What is an escape room?"
Vivian replied, "Young Miss, you would be sent inside a room, and the room will be locked from outside. Then you will have to use the things inside the room to find a clue if you wish to get out. If you finish the task within a couple of hours, you will get a special prize from the park, and if you broke the record, then you will get a lifetime pass which will allow you to visit the park when you wish."
Lily seemed to have smelled the blood and she became a shark that was out for a hunt. She took a deep breath and said, "Yes, we will try the escape room."
Leo sat silently in his chair, he did not say anything during this conversation, the two ladies took the lead and that was it. He smiled and stood up as he asked, "Okay, let’s go there."
The trio began moving again, surrounded by the guards. Suddenly, Leo said, "Shall we eat something before we enter the escape room? Lily will get hungry."
Everyone nodded and they came to the food court, where Vivian got them a menu card, and everyone ate a tasty meal. The guards also ate their fill, and when they were settled, they came to a separate building. It looked like a house, but the windows were barred and grilled.
Leo looked at the place before he said, "Let’s go."
Vivian led them forward, and told the staff there to let the people inside. Not many people use the escape room, because it was too time consuming and brain rattling.
The staff unlocked the door and Leo entered the room with his family. The lighting inside the house was a bit dim, and Lily stuck close to Leo’s chest. Snow asked, "Do you have any plans in mind?"
Leo nodded and said, "We will need to search for the clues."
Then the two of them began to look around the place. Everything was set up like a standard house. Snow thought for a second, and said, "The standard setting is a bit too crazy, no?"
Lily saw a piano from the side and said, "Why do they have a piano here?"
Leo shrugged, and Lily told him to put her down. Then she walked up to the piano and played a note.
Dung!
As soon as she played the note, the entrance to the room closed down, and a shutter appeared in the place of the entrance. Then the light also dimmed to almost darkness. Lily was frightened and she dashed back to Leo.
The young man took a deep breath and patted her back as he said, "The game has started."
Snow tapped his shoulder and pointed at the TV, where a stopwatch appeared counting the time since the challenge began. Snow took out her phone and then turned on the flash light. The light from the ceiling was too dim.
Lily asked, "What should we do now?" Discover hidden stories at NovelBin.Côm
Leo moved towards the piano and said, "The game started with the piano, so is there a chance that the stop trigger is also here."
Snow looked at the room and said, "Lily, count the furniture here."
Lily looked around and said, "One couch, one table, one book case, one single chair, one stool, one side table, and one lamp."
Snow turned around to face Leo and they both said at the same time, "Seven notes."
Leo played the seven notes on the piano, and the light turned bright.
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Outside in the monitoring room, Kyle and Vivian were watching them along with the security personnel, and Vivian said, "To think they are so smart."
Kyle did not react, he knew that the people he served were not simple.
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Leo said, "One press of the key sealed the door, and then it also dimmed the light. Seven keys brought back the light. Shall I try playing them in reverse, see if the door opens?"
Snow nodded and Leo said, "Lily, you play it."
Lily was hesitant, after all, her play earlier caused the light to go out and the door was sealed as well. She asked, "Really?"
Leo smiled and beckoned her over as he said, "You are my lucky star, and even if we fail, we should not be afraid."
Leo made sure to make her feel that if she failed, it was a collective failure and not her own.
As he said this, Lily walked over, and then she played the seven notes one by one in reverse.
Swish!
The sealed door was unlocked. The three of them walked out of the room together, and then Snow said, "Lily, next time…"
Lily raised both her hands and said, "I am not touching anything."
Leo chuckled and said, "Baby, don’t be so scared. It is all fine now."
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They tried to see if the main gate opened up but it wasn’t. Snow said, "I think we need to solve all the rooms one by one before we can get out of the house."
Leo nodded and then they began to make their way from one room to the other. They first scouted the rooms and then they selected the ones with the hardest themes first, and then they moved to the easiest ones.
They used the same logic as last time, finding the odd one out, triggering the trap, and then solving it. The people watching in the monitoring room were shocked, and they were questioning how smart these two people were to solve these things so quickly.
After forty five minutes, they appeared outside the house, and Vivian stood there with a gift hamper. Lily was cheering, she was so happy that both her parents had to tell her to calm down.
Then Vivian said, "Sir, Ma’am, there is still an hour before the park closes, would you like to do anything else?"
Leo asked, "Would it be possible for us to go and ride on the Ferris Wheel?"
Vivian nodded and said, "Yes, Sir. I will arrange it right away."
Lily asked, "Which ride is a Ferris Wheel?"
Snow was carrying the little girl in her arms and said, "There, the big one."
She pointed at the Ferris Wheel, and Lily said, "Baba, can I ride it too?"
Leo nodded and replied, "Yes, you can. Did you think Baba and Ma would go on a ride alone without you?"
Lily did not say anything and just hugged Snow. The little one was tired after playing extensively for the whole day. They came to the Ferris Wheel, and Lily raised her head to look at the giant wheel. She exclaimed, "It looked so small from a distance."
The elders chuckled, and Vivian brought them all to the boarding area. There were a few more people who were there with their dedicated guide, but none communicated.
Leo and Snow got inside a cabin and the door was closed automatically before it began to move, and then paused before a bell sounded inside the cabin and the ride began.
The speed of the ride was not too much and the cabin was stable as well, however, Lily was still a bit wary and to divert her mind, Leo asked, "Snowie, remember when we had our first Ferris Wheel ride together?"
The lady nodded and asked, "Did you think I will forget it?"
Lily got curious and asked, "Was it fun?"
Leo nodded and said, "That was the first time I kissed your ma."
Snow blushed a little and retorted, "You dare say it was a kiss? You hooligan, you basically took advantage of the chance."
Leo chuckled and replied shamelessly, "Had I missed that chance, would you still be here?"
Snow snorted, and turned to look away. Lily asked, "Baba, don’t worry, if Ma doesn’t want to kiss you, Lily is here. I will kiss your cheeks forever."
She snuggled in his chest, and Leo melted as he embraced her and said, "Yes, baby, thank you so much my darling. Baba loves you."
Lily replied, "Lily loves Baba too."
Snow looked at the two of them, "Would you like me to step out of the cabin?"
The father and daughter chuckled and Leo pulled Snow in his embrace and said, "Without you, we won’t exist Ma. Forgive us."
Lily pecked Snow on her cheek and said, "I love you too."
Snow sighed and leaned on Leo’s shoulder as she said, "What do I do with you two sweet talkers."
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